How quickly after I have imported a car to CH can I sell it?
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The hard, time-consuming and sometimes expensive bit is importing the car, by which I mean registering the car for use in Switzerland. Once you have done that then I am not aware of any restrictions on selling I in the Swiss market. If it is not LHD you will likely find it very hard to sell.
I recommend you speak with your cantonal vehicle licensing department to get details of what you need to do and what information you will require.
Good luck
I recommend you speak with your cantonal vehicle licensing department to get details of what you need to do and what information you will require.
Good luck
Schnellmann said:
The hard, time-consuming and sometimes expensive bit is importing the car, by which I mean registering the car for use in Switzerland. Once you have done that then I am not aware of any restrictions on selling I in the Swiss market. If it is not LHD you will likely find it very hard to sell.
I recommend you speak with your cantonal vehicle licensing department to get details of what you need to do and what information you will require.
Good luck
Thanks for the info. It's a LHD one I am buying from UK export BMW. Will speak with GE canton people to ask about selling restrictions. I was just wondering in case I was stuck with it for a while... not that it particularly matters.I recommend you speak with your cantonal vehicle licensing department to get details of what you need to do and what information you will require.
Good luck
Once it is formally imported, I don't believe that there would be any restriction on resale. Just be aware that any savvy buyer will realise that you are selling an import and bid accordingly. You may therefore struggle to make a profit if that is your expectation.
I imported a new Disco in January and registered it in VD. It was all reasonably straightforward but there were a few frustrations such as having to spend rather too much time at the French side of the Bardonnex border getting DHL to issue the necessary 'declaration of export from the EU / EUR1 form' paperwork sorted. Landrover caused some of this because a) they issued the invoice to my UK address (they said that they needed a UK address for some reason) and b). they stated Landrovers VAT number but they should have stated the EORI number (which turned out to be the VAT number with two extra 00's at the end!)
I found a very helpful lady on the Swiss side who helped me with the import process and you would do well to contact her in advance of your arrival.
She mentioned that it would have been possible for me to do the export stuff at Dover (prior to getting on a ferry) but I chose the Chunnel and there aren't any customs facilities at the passenger terminal so I had to do the Export stuff in France. She said that she could recommend someone in Dover.
Remember that the customs operations are only open during office hours but if you arrive late at night, as I did, you can just drive to wherever it is you are going and then go back to the border when convenient to take care of everything. It may be obvious but first thing on a MOnday AM is not necessarily the best time as you will be in a queue of truckers who have time to kill.
On my carte gris, it states that the car was previously registered abroad so it would be hard to disguise it as anything other than an import.
I was a bit miffed by this as the last time I imported a car (from Netherlands to the UK in 2000) the good old DVLA were happy to record a new import as New At First Registration, but based on my Experience, it doesn't work like that over here.
Good luck!
I imported a new Disco in January and registered it in VD. It was all reasonably straightforward but there were a few frustrations such as having to spend rather too much time at the French side of the Bardonnex border getting DHL to issue the necessary 'declaration of export from the EU / EUR1 form' paperwork sorted. Landrover caused some of this because a) they issued the invoice to my UK address (they said that they needed a UK address for some reason) and b). they stated Landrovers VAT number but they should have stated the EORI number (which turned out to be the VAT number with two extra 00's at the end!)
I found a very helpful lady on the Swiss side who helped me with the import process and you would do well to contact her in advance of your arrival.
She mentioned that it would have been possible for me to do the export stuff at Dover (prior to getting on a ferry) but I chose the Chunnel and there aren't any customs facilities at the passenger terminal so I had to do the Export stuff in France. She said that she could recommend someone in Dover.
Remember that the customs operations are only open during office hours but if you arrive late at night, as I did, you can just drive to wherever it is you are going and then go back to the border when convenient to take care of everything. It may be obvious but first thing on a MOnday AM is not necessarily the best time as you will be in a queue of truckers who have time to kill.
On my carte gris, it states that the car was previously registered abroad so it would be hard to disguise it as anything other than an import.
I was a bit miffed by this as the last time I imported a car (from Netherlands to the UK in 2000) the good old DVLA were happy to record a new import as New At First Registration, but based on my Experience, it doesn't work like that over here.
Good luck!
I used Autociel near Lausanne to bring my Lotus in, handle all the admin etc. They came on recommendation and were good. From memory they are noted as the first dealer - the car was trailered on my request to Switzerland as I wanted to do the running-in right.
Marc Tissot was the contact.
Marc Tissot was the contact.
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